Haggard Existence

"The self-sins... dwell too deep within us and are too much 
a part of our natures to come to our attention till the light 
of God is focused upon them. The grosser manifestations of 
these sins--egotism, exhibitionism, self-promotion--are 
strangely tolerated in Christian leaders, even in circles of 
impeccable orthodoxy. They are so much in evidence as 
actually, for many people, to become identified with the 
gospel.

I trust it is not a cynical observation to say that 
they appear these days to be a requisite for popularity in 
some sections of the Church visible. Promoting self under the 
guise of promoting Christ is currently so common as to excite 
little notice."
    ... A. W. Tozer (1897-1963), Pursuit of God [1948]

Courtesy of CQOD